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TIL in 50 years and after transporting 10 billion passengers the Japanese Bullet train has had zero fatalities in collisions and derailements

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JYla1 TIL about the Carthusian Martyrs. These men refused to accept Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church in England and were brutally killed because of it. The English authorities under Thomas Cromwell killed and harrassed the Carthusians until they were finally able to loot their monastery.
vPBAr TIL that Saint Nicholas’ reputation as a secret gift-giver originates from him discreetly funding three poor girls’ dowries so that they wouldn’t be forced into prostitution.
1KGr TIL that at one point over 5000 Americans thought that 078-05-1120 was their SSN…because it was printed on a sample card that was included in Woolworth wallets.
awZ7J TIL that a sperm whale’s clicks are powerful enough to easily blow out a divers eardrums or vibrate a diver to death.
9YZe6 TIL on 18 August 1913, in Monte Carlo Casino, 26 roulette spins in a row landed on black. The odds of such an occurrence are 1 in 66.6 million. Many gamblers lost millions of francs as they continually (and incorrectly) reasoned that red was due to come up next.